Back-to-back gorgeous days this weekend are expected to herald in an August of unprecedented growth on the Maine Turnpike, with traffic anticipated to be up as much as 6 percent over last year. This follows a July that saw an increase in traffic...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Service is requesting that residents, businesses and other water users in the Lamprey River watershed voluntarily conserve water until higher flows return.Department...

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — University of New Hampshire researchers say the use of the program known for years as food stamps has declined slightly in recent years, but remains an important support for people at risk for food insecurity and...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Coast Guard officials say a second canoeist who went missing after a Friday night outing off Jonesport, Maine, has been found dead.The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1IDHYL9) that the body...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's Department of Health and Human Services is getting $800,000 to support substance abuse treatment of recovery.Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King said the money from the U.S.